Bhumjaithai MP Sophon elected House Speaker
ELECTED Speaker of the House of Representatives, who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President, was Bhumjaithai party-listed MP Sophon Zaran after getting 289 votes while 123 MPs voted for his competitor People’s party-listed MP Parit Wacharasindhu, PPTVHD36, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 15). In this secret voting there were 80 […]
Read MorePolitically associated Mongkol voted Senate speaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters KNOWN FOR BEING ALLEGEDLY associated with political parties, Mongkol Surasajja was today (July 23) overwhelmingly voted Senate speaker. The newly-elected senators cast 159 votes out of a total 200 to pick Mongkol, a former provincial governor of Buriram and former director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration, as Senate speaker. […]
Read MorePheu Thai told to stop pressing House Speaker to step down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI, core of the current coalition government, was today (May 1) suggested to stop pressing House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha to step down so he could otherwise be replaced by a Pheu Thai MP. Without elaborating or naming names, Mook Sulaiman, secretary to Wan Noor, advised that […]
Read MoreWan Noor fights back over Pheu Thai bid for House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE SPEAKER WAN Muhamad Noor Matha today (Apr. 19) lashed at a sustained, hush-hush Pheu Thai attempt to replace him with an MP of the largest coalition partner, wondering what could probably be their rationale behind it. Wan Noor told reporters at parliament he will never sacrifice a highly-honourable position […]
Read MorePheu Thai looks to take back House speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PLANS TO quietly press the Prachachart to return the post of House Speaker to the largest ruling party soon after the first round of cabinet reshuffle has been done, a partisan source said today (Apr 18). Given the fact that the Pheu Thai remains as core of […]
Read MorePichet pushes for revival of provincial House offices nationwide
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Pichet Chuamuangpan is pushing for revival of provincial offices of the House of Representatives throughout the country. Pichet, a Pheu Thai MP of Chiang Rai, confirmed today (Sep.20) he is currently putting forward the earlier-hatched scheme to revive the provincial House offices in all 77 provinces where […]
Read MorePheu Thai presses Wan Noor to leave House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE SPEAKER WAN Muhamad Noor Matha is being quietly pressed by the Pheu Thai to leave the top post of the legislative branch and be replaced with a Pheu Thai MP, a partisan source said today (Sep.20). Wan Noor, a Prachachart MP, has been merely viewed by the rank and […]
Read MorePadipat tipped to anticipate ‘technical ouster’ from Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada will likely hold onto the second highest post in the legislative branch whilst anticipating a “technical ouster” of himself from his current party, the Move Forward, a partisan source said over the weekend. The Move Forward MP of Phitsanulok who is yet to choose whether […]
Read MorePadipat’s choice: Leave House seat or be ‘technically ousted’ from Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada of the Move Forward will likely have to choose either to leave the second highest post in the legislative branch or be “technically ousted” from his current party to give way for the naming of an opposition leader from the same camp, partisan sources said […]
Read MoreWan Noor unrivalled as House speaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WAN MUHAMAD NOOR MATHA was today (July 4) unrivalled and named House speaker. No other MPs were named to compete with Wan Noor for House speaker who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President. Given the top seat of the legislative branch, Wan Noor has already resigned as leader of […]
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